But before I start, a friend asked me if I can keep anything a secret coz I’m always posting up stuffs about my journey, my life to the world. I think he caught me at a very bad timing coz I was alone @ KKH waiting for a scan and knowing that I had to take a jab on my own. It’s very unlike me to just snap at someone unless provoked, but I just snapped! Told him that different ppl have different ways of dealing with issues and that is my way and I’m ok with sharing. But I realized it was the hormones talking so I apologized to him but when he messaged me that day, I didn’t feel like responding in fear that I’ll lash out more, seeing that is he also one of my closest friends. But all is good now. Just shows that I am normal and do have these PMSes once in a while. :p

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11 – 14 April 2014
So the cycle came on 11th and as instructed, called up the KKH IVF hotline and they scheduled my 1st scan on Monday, 14.4.14. Since it was a last min thingy and the husb had to cover someone who had chicken pox, I went alone that morning. They asked me to come btwn 8am – 10am. Upon reaching KKH at abt 8.10am, I thought I was early and I could be in time to go back to work or slightly late but boy was I wrong, I had 16 ppl ahead of me. It wasn’t a good feeling to be there alone and waiting anxiously for your turn and knowing that you have to do a scan plus a self injection. So came my turn, did the scan, overheard the nurse saying that I had many small follicles and that my lining was only 3mm. Once done, again waited for my turn at the registration counter. I filled up the necessary Medisave forms and was told to collect the medications at the pharmacy and come back again to the centre so that a nurse could show me the jabs procedures and instructions.

When I came back, it was almost 11-ish so I decided to take leave for that day. I am thankful that my supervisor is understanding enough about this whole procedure. So they gave me to sets on injections to take back. The meds were Gonal-F (2 pens), Ganirelix aka Orgalutran (4 syringes), some folic acid and antibiotics for the husband. I did not have the courage to do it on my own and had the nurse to do the 1st Gonal-F jab on me.

Thank god that I took the day off. By the time I had my lunch at home, somehow I felt so lethargic and dozed off. Woke up at abt 3pm to a massive headache, was in cold sweats and I had the worst cramps and curled up like a prawn. I remembered that Dyan’s procedure was not far off from mine so I WhatsApp her and I just wanted to know if what I was going through was normal. She had about the same symptoms as well. I’m just glad there is someone to talk to and understands the whole procedure & ordeal! Thank you Dyan!

15 April 2014
The husb had to be the one to do the injections for me since he is familiar giving insulin jabs to his late-mom. Here’s what Gonal-F pen looks like. Got this image from another lady going through IVF as well.

2nd day onwards was much better. My dosage was 187.5. Prolly because I informed Dr. Sadhana that for my dosage on Purgeon for pre-IUI, the follicles were not even growing much – hence the high dosage as compared to Dyan’s of 150.

On the 4th day onwards, I had to take double injections, one of the Gonal F and the other was the Orgalutran. The latter had a stinging sensation when the meds was injected in. >____<

This injection is supposedly helping to stop the ovulating from coming too soon when undergoing the IVF treatment.

Now I have 2 more sets of injections to go before the scan on Monday. The 2 sides of the ovaries does feel sore but it’s an on and off feeling. So just need to think positive and look forward to Monday.